Dvorkovich Accused Of 'Violating Every Electoral Rule Possible', FIDE RespondsNoise is increasing before the campaign for the 2026 FIDE election formally gets under way next month—and that means mud is being thrown.May 7, 2026·6 min read
World Champion Gukesh Loses His Cool: Now He's Knocking Pieces OverIndia's World Champion Gukesh D had another rocky start to a tournament—this time finding himself involved in a kerfuffle with Hans Niemann.May 6, 2026·4 min read
The Lincoln Stayed in Moscow. Warhol Took the Wall.A decade ago we bought a Lincoln portrait for the Championship VIP room; today, a Warhol arrived in the World Chess office — a small story about backgrounds, transitions, and the walls chess people stand in front of.May 6, 2026·2 min read
Magnus Carlsen Loses An Endgame, So The Chess World Loses Its MindThe king of grinding it out in the endgame is dead. Long live the king! Photo: Peter Doggers.May 5, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: Carlsen Returns To Classical, Erdogmus Record Confirmed22 years after his first appearance, world number-one Magnus Carlsen is back playing in one of his favourite tournaments. He's never won the TePe Sigeman.May 1, 2026·3 min read
Africa To Stage Historic First FIDE Chess Olympiad (In 2032, And If A Host Can Be Found)The prospect is quite a long way off, but the Olympiad may finally travel to the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent.April 30, 2026·4 min read
Fish Packer From The Frozen North Becomes Greenland's First Chess ChampionThe story of Egon Mattaaq, who lives in the Arctic Circle where he experiences both polar darkness and midnight sun, will warm your heart.April 29, 2026·3 min read
Caruana Bemoans Lack Of State Support For U.S. Chess And Warns Superpower Is Falling Behind RivalsSpeaking ahead of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, the reigning and five-time U.S. Champion points to how one of game's traditional superpowers is losing ground to Uzbekistan and India.April 28, 2026·4 min read
Everything Wadim Rosenstein Is Doing Suggests He Wants To Be FIDE President. Here's Why'I often hear different stories about myself,' the billionaire German entrepreneur says as he appears to be preparing the ground for a run at Arkady Dvorkovich's job.April 27, 2026·8 min read
Chess Is a Small Sport. But Everyone Wants to Be FIDE President.No salary. No kingdom. No enforcement power. The job is, by any rational measure, a ribbon. So why is the line to win it longer than it has ever been?April 26, 2026·6 min read
Mr Dodgy Nearly Took Over FIDE. Eighty-Five Federations Thought That Was a Good Idea.Chess Politics·Sep 29·6 min read
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes WGM And Scores Second IM Norm At Chess OlympiadTop players · Chess Olympiad 2026·Sep 27·4 min read
Turlov Backs Russia Suspension—As Former Russian Sports Minister Joins FIDE LeadershipChess Politics·Sep 27·5 min read
Term of the dayChess SkewerThe reverse of a pin: the valuable piece is hit first and the one behind it falls.
